Abstract
Part 1 The king, the mistresses, and the courtiers: Barbara Castlemain, Nell Gwyn, Louise de Querouaille Buckingham, Rochester. Part 2 Gentlemen playwrights: Etherege, Sackvill, Wycherley Roger Boyle (Orrery), Robert, Edward and James Howard. Part 3 The professionals: John Dryden, Thomas Otway, Thomas Shadwell. Part 4 Four craftsmen and one woman: John Crowne, Elkanah Settle, Nathanael Lee, Edward Ravenscroft, Aphra Behn. Part 5 Players and playhouses: the king's private theatres: Killigrew, Davenant, Betterton, Mrs Barry Nokes, Underhill, Leigh (Lee) hart, Mohun, Kynaston Nell Gwyn, Mary Knep, Lacey, Haynes, Anne Bracegirdle, Mountfort.
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